lê
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Definition
Verb:
- To drag: To pull something along a surface, often with effort or a scraping sound. Commonly used for dragging one's feet or an object on the ground.
- To shuffle: To walk without lifting one's feet completely off the ground, creating a dragging motion.
Noun:
- Pear: A sweet, juicy fruit, typically with a green, yellow, or brown skin and white flesh.
- Pear tree: The tree that bears this fruit.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa bé mệt mỏi lê đôi chân về nhà. (The tired child dragged his feet home.)
- Bà cụ lê từng bước trên con đường làng. (The old woman shuffled step by step along the village road.)
- Noun:
- Tôi thích ăn lê vì nó ngọt và nhiều nước. (I like to eat pears because they are sweet and juicy.)
- Cây lê trong vườn năm nay ra rất nhiều quả. (The pear tree in the garden bore a lot of fruit this year.)
Advanced Usage
"lê la": To loiter, to linger aimlessly.
- Bọn trẻ lê la ở quán nước cả buổi chiều. (The kids loitered at the drink stall all afternoon.)
"lê thê": Protracted, dragging on, long and drawn-out.
- Câu chuyện của ông ấy kể lê thê không có hồi kết. (His story dragged on and on without an end.)
Variants and Related Words
Lưỡi lê (n): Bayonet.
- Người lính gắn lưỡi lê vào đầu súng. (The soldier fixed the bayonet to the end of his rifle.)
Lăn lê (v): To roll and drag oneself (often in the phrase "lăn lê bò toài" meaning to struggle or strive desperately).
- Anh ấy đã lăn lê bò toài để nuôi sống gia đình. (He struggled desperately to support his family.)
Synonyms
- Drag: To pull along with force.
- Shuffle: To walk by dragging one's feet.
- Pear: The fruit (synonyms: pear fruit).
Related Idioms
Lê gót chân: To drag one's heels; to be reluctant or slow to act.
- Đừng có lê gót chân, công việc cần phải hoàn thành. (Don't drag your heels; the work needs to be finished.)
Lê cuộc đời/kiếp: To drag out a miserable existence.
- Ông ấy lê cuộc đời trong nghèo khổ. (He dragged out his life in poverty.)
noun
- pear
- cây lêpear-tree